CINCINNATI – Game times and television networks for the first three 2018 University of Cincinnati football games were announced Thursday by the American Athletic Conference.
The Bearcats' first three games of the season will be evening matchups kicking off after 7 p.m. ET.
2018 SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
2018 SERIES NOTES
// UCLA
Season tickets for the 2018 football season are on sale now for as little as $99. Season-ticket holder benefits include: season-ticket holder only events, access to the same seat location for all six games at Nippert Stadium, merchandise discounts at the UC Bookstore, and the ability to pre-purchase discounted Miami (OH) tickets at Paul Brown Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Buying a season ticket is the best deal for Bearcats fans, who can save up to 40 percent when compared to the single-game rate at the door. Single-game tickets and pricing will be available in August. Call 1-877-CATS-TIX or visit GoBEARCATS.com/tickets to make your purchase today!
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.
The Bearcats' first three games of the season will be evening matchups kicking off after 7 p.m. ET.
- UC's season opener at UCLA on Sept. 1 will start at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) inside the Rose Bowl and be televised on ESPN.
- The 123rd Battle for the Victory Bell against Miami (OH) at Paul Brown Stadium is set for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN3/Raycom.
- The home opener at Nippert Stadium against Alabama A&M on Sept. 15 will have an under-the-lights kickoff at 7 p.m. ET with television coverage on ESPN3.
2018 SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
2018 SERIES NOTES
// UCLA
- Series History: First Meeting
- UC has been victorious in its past two West-Coast trips, winning 28-18 at Oregon State in 2009 and 52-23 at San Diego State in 2007.
- UC is 2-3 all time in games in the state of California, going 1-0 against San Diego State and 1-3 against Pacific in Stockton, California.
- Series History: Miami leads 59-55-7
- The 122 matchups in the Battle for the Victory Bell marks the oldest non-conference college football rivalry and second oldest in the NCAA FBS. The first game, on Dec. 8, 1888, was the first college football game played in the state of Ohio.
- UC has won 12-straight games, including a 21-17 thriller at Yager Stadium in 2017.
- Series History: UC leads 1-0
- The lone meeting with the Bulldogs came on Sept. 5, 2015, the opening game following the Nippert Stadium Renovation and Expansion Project.
- Nine current Bearcats, RB Taylor Boose, LB Malik Clements, DT Marquise Copeland, DE Kimoni Fitz, CB Tyrell Gilbert, WR Kahlil Lewis, QB Hayden Moore, S Chris Murphy and DT Norman Oglesby, made their first career appearance in the Red & Black against AAMU.
Season tickets for the 2018 football season are on sale now for as little as $99. Season-ticket holder benefits include: season-ticket holder only events, access to the same seat location for all six games at Nippert Stadium, merchandise discounts at the UC Bookstore, and the ability to pre-purchase discounted Miami (OH) tickets at Paul Brown Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Buying a season ticket is the best deal for Bearcats fans, who can save up to 40 percent when compared to the single-game rate at the door. Single-game tickets and pricing will be available in August. Call 1-877-CATS-TIX or visit GoBEARCATS.com/tickets to make your purchase today!
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.
